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Gama Plantations concessions closed down due to peat fires

25.09.2018 Four concessions in West Kalimantan sealed by the Indonesian Environment and Forest Ministry in law enforcement operations due to ongoing peat fires

Forest fires burn in palm oil concessions linked to global brands

25.09.2018 Fires have broken out inside palm oil concessions in West Kalimantan, belonging to suppliers to some of the world's biggest household brands

Plantation hotspots detected in West Kalimantan, as forest fires rage again

29.08.2018  Walhi has identified 765 fires hotspots in plantation boundaries on the Indonesian island so far this year

Does Indonesia’s storied anti-graft agency have a blind spot for corrupt land deals?

21.08.2018 Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission is perhaps the most trusted institution in a country plagued with graft. But the KPK, as it is known, has prosecuted only a handful of cases in the plantation sector

How corrupt elections fuel the sell-off of Indonesia’s natural resources

07.07.2018 Corrupt sell-offs by politicians, often to raise money for political campaigns, are driving deforestation and land rights abuses

Ghosts In The Machine: The land deals behind the downfall of Indonesia’s top judge

18.04.2018 The land deals behind the downfall of Indonesia’s top judge

It’s time to confront the collusion between the palm oil industry and politicians that is driving Indonesia’s deforestation crisis

18.04.2018 An investigation released today by Mongabay and Earthsight’s The Gecko Project reveals connections between global palm oil industry and corruption of Indonesian democracy

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